Narrative:

During climb out of phl at 2500 ft the right engine fire warn light and bell came on. We accomplished the emergency engine fire checklist. After pulling the fire handle the light went out. After advising the tower, flight attendants and passenger, we returned to phl and made a single engine approach and landing with emergency equipment standing by. After landing, I had the fire crew check for smoke or fire. There was no sign of smoke or fire, so we proceeded to the gate, an overweight landing was also required and recorded in the aircraft log. The problem was apparently a malfunction in the fire warn system. Note: this aircraft had a history of problems with the fire warn system. To the best of my ability and knowledge all FARS were complied with concerning this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE R ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON DURING CLBOUT OF PHL. THE CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED, THE FIRE WARNINGS CEASED, AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE BACK AT PHL.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT OF PHL AT 2500 FT THE R ENG FIRE WARN LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE EMER ENG FIRE CHKLIST. AFTER PULLING THE FIRE HANDLE THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER ADVISING THE TWR, FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX, WE RETURNED TO PHL AND MADE A SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. AFTER LNDG, I HAD THE FIRE CREW CHK FOR SMOKE OR FIRE. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE, SO WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE, AN OVERWT LNDG WAS ALSO REQUIRED AND RECORDED IN THE ACFT LOG. THE PROB WAS APPARENTLY A MALFUNCTION IN THE FIRE WARN SYS. NOTE: THIS ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF PROBS WITH THE FIRE WARN SYS. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE ALL FARS WERE COMPLIED WITH CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.